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CHAPTER IV. 

 WEIMAR AND JENA. 



State of Society in "Weimar and Jena Goethe as a Natural Philosopher 

 Early Recognition of Humboldt's Genius Opposition to his Views and 

 subsequent Recantation Humboldt's Opinion of Goethe Contrasts 

 and Harmonies afforded by the two Characters Schiller's Medical 

 Studies Humboldt a Contributor to the * Horen ' The Genius of 

 Rhodes Schiller's Harsh Judgment Korner's Mediation Schiller's 

 Idealism Humboldt's Empiricism and Love of Formula Friendly 

 Counsel and Avowal Reconciliation Humboldt and the New Philo- 

 sophy Humboldt and Karl August The Duke's Love of Nature 

 Frequent Visits to Weimar and Jena Inscription in an Album. 



OUR narrative has already anticipated the time when Alexander 

 von Humboldt was first introduced to the men of genius, 

 forming the distinguished circle of literati at Weimar and 

 Jena. If we deem his relationships with these eminent men to 

 be of sufficient importance to devote a chapter to the subject, 

 we shall scarcely feel that an apology is due to our readers at 

 least not to those who claim him as a fellow-countryman. 



A new phase had passed over the court of Weimar since the 

 arrival of Wieland ; he had been summoned to the court in 

 1772, by the Duchess Anna Amelia, who, early left a widow, was 

 anxious to commit the education of her two sons, Karl August 

 and Constantine, to the care of one who by his recently 

 published work, the ' Groldener Spiegel,' l had shown himself 

 well fitted for such a task. With Wieland rose the first star of 

 that brilliant constellation which rendered Weimar so illus- 

 trious. 



The young princes grew up to man's estate, distinguished as 

 much for their physical as for their mental endowments, and 



1 [ ( The Golden Mirror, or the Kings of Scheschian.' A series of impor- 

 tant lessons which the rulers of mankind should derive from history.] 

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